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Pasture Management
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A wise farmer bales feed now
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Novice small block farmers facing their first summer on the land will hopefully have done their research when it comes to hay and silage.
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Secret divulged to yield boost
Friday, 30 September 2011
Commercial farmers are reaping the benefits, quite literally from using the first C02 foliar fertiliser.
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Greener pastures require work
Friday, 30 September 2011
Pasture pests are many and varied. There’s the likes of grass grub, black beetle, army worm, clover root weevil and porina larvae but, of course, weeds always pose one of the biggest problems.
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Effective ragwort control
Friday, 25 March 2011
One of the most invasive-and toxic-pasture weeds is ragwort (senecio jacobaea) but the good news for local farmers is that the golden-yellow flowers of this plant are now much less common in the Franklin district.
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Making good use of chicory
Friday, 25 March 2011
Seeing pretty blue flowers appearing in dairy pastures doesn’t mean farmers have lost the plot and planted a flower meadow.
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A clean sweep
Friday, 25 March 2011
Spring cleaning might be ideal indoors but autumn provides the perfect time for tidying and preparing the outdoors for winter.
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Hedging options for livestock shade, shelter
Friday, 25 March 2011
Travelling through the McKenzie country on a scorching summer’s day it was impossible to ignore the number of sheep in large paddocks with not a tree in sight.
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Nitrogen essentials
Monday, 27 September 2010
Nitrogen fertiliser promotes growth in plants and is the easiest and often the cheapest way to increase pasture growth. Plants deficient in nitrogen look pale green, stunted and yellow compared to their lush, green nitrogen rich counterparts.
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Facial eczema - the ugly facts
Monday, 27 September 2010
It has its origin from a fungus called pithomyces which grows on dead litter at the base of rye grass.
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Looking at fresh pastures
Friday, 23 April 2010
Pasture is defined as land with vegetation suitable for the grazing of livestock. The origin of the word is old French, from late Latin, pastura or grazing.
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Thinking deep about pasture
Friday, 23 April 2010
The health of pasture and soil cannot be dissociated. It is exactly the same as a raised-bed garden put in for growing vegetables; if the soil is fed then it will produce quality vegetables – the same as a paddock being nurtured for the production of grass, whether it be to support dairy cows or any other animal.
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Three leaf pasture management
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Ryegrasses (annual and perennial) are New Zealand’s major pasture grasses sown by farmers and are a collection of ‘tillers’ or new shoots that grow from the ‘growth point’ in their base.
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Responding to drought damage
Thursday, 18 March 2010
While a drought in New Zealand may not be quite on the same level as one in Australia the impact can be just as challenging, and if not managed correctly, devastating.
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The Pasture story - its life, needs and usage
Friday, 18 September 2009
Pasture is a bustling metropolis made of plants of grass, clovers, herbs, weeds and bare ground.
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Quality grass fermentation
Friday, 18 September 2009
Pickled grass – appetising? It is if you are a cow. Or a sheep for that matter.
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